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Time Warner Cable Customers Experiencing Outages

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 7, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

Time Warner Cable has reported widespread outages across the Triangle. The company confirmed the outages on Twitter just before two o’clock Thursday afternoon. https://twitter.com/TWC_Help/status/685171950319198208 The...

Health Department Offering Free Radon Test Kits

Posted by Staff | Jan 6, 2016 | News Around Town

The Orange County Health Department is offering free radon testing kits to use in your home. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and the number one leading cause among non-smokers. Radon is a...

Chapel Hill Police in Need of Blanket Donations

Posted by Staff | Jan 6, 2016 | News Around Town

The Chapel Hill Police Department is asking for donations of unused blankets. The police department keeps a stock of blankets year-round but they are needed the most during the winter months. “It’s basically anyone that is in...

Carrboro Park Closed Due to Rain Damage

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 6, 2016 | News Around Town

The Wilson Park playground in Carrboro is closed while crews are repairing damage to playground surfaces, the town announced Tuesday. Officials say the damage occurred during the heavy rain events over the past week. Town crews...

Local Shelters Opening Emergency Services with Frigid Temps

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 5, 2016 | News Around Town

The IFC Community House will open its doors for emergency shelter once again on Tuesday night with temperatures expected to drop to the low-20’s or upper teens overnight. The Durham Rescue Mission also has provided emergency...

Resolve To Experience Orange County In 2016!

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 1, 2016 | News Around Town

There’s a lot to do right here in Orange County, y’all.

Cat’s Cradle Shows to Benefit Staff at The Station

Posted by Staff | Dec 29, 2015 | Featured, News Around Town

Cat’s Cradle will host two shows this weekend to help The Station pay its staff their final paychecks. The Station bar and club closed its doors on December 21 after nine years of bringing food, drinks and music to the Carrboro...

OWASA Hosting Blood Drive Tuesday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 29, 2015 | News Around Town

OWASA and the American Red Cross are holding a blood drive from 10 o’clock until 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. The blood drive will be held in the community room on the lower floor of the OWASA administration building at 400 Jones...

Riverwalk and Gold Park Closed Again Due to Flooding

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 23, 2015 | Featured, News Around Town

Heavy rain in our community has forced the Town of Hillsborough to announced that the Riverwalk greenway and Gold Park will remain closed “for the time being.” The greenway and park were initially closed Tuesday...

Remembering the Homeless

Posted by Staff | Dec 21, 2015 | Featured, News Around Town

Hymns were sung and prayers were read as members of the Inter-Faith Council gathered on Monday to remember the homeless who died in the past year. The gathering took place at the Peace and Justice Plaza in downtown Chapel Hill....

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